People · Philippines
Paulo Mercado
3×3 · top 34.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2007 · 2007MERC01
Paulo Mercado has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.27, set at Diliman Open 2008, puts him in the top 34.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,496th in the Philippines. Across 2 competitions since August 2007, he has put 44 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 26% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.08 in August 2007 to 18.27, a 13% improvement. Paulo has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.27 | 21.27 | top 34.9% | 3,496 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.15 | 1:42.13 | top 65.9% | 1,622 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.55 | 1:00.29 | top 79.8% | 2,144 / 2,440 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:07.58 | — | early days — 1 solve | 234 / 274 | |
| 2×2 | 12.69 | 25.18 | top 86.2% | 4,022 / 4,257 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Jan 2008First sub-20 3×3: 19.65 at Diliman Open 2008.
- 5 Jan 2008Four personal bests in one day at Diliman Open 2008.
- 25 Aug 2007First competition: Philippines Open 2007. A 21.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Diliman Open 2008 · 5 Jan 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Philippines Open 2007 · 25 Aug 2007
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jonathan Papa — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Neil John Ortega — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.27 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 53,325 people have one; it is 3.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.